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Women's Prize for Fiction うぃめんず・ぷらいず・ふぉー・ふぃくしょん

Edition 28 (2023)

NovelFor female authorsEnglish-language worksWorks published in the UK

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Barbara Kingsolver ばーばら・きんぐそるゔぁー Winner

A modern Appalachian reimagining of David Copperfield that follows a boy through poverty, addiction, foster care, and the hard lessons of growing up. Its comic, forceful voice keeps the novel moving even as it confronts brutal social realities.

A modern-day David Copperfield about a boy fighting to survive in Appalachia.

560 pages
povertyaddictionfoster careAppalachiacoming-of-age